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Desert View Middle & High School

Public, Charter Grades 6-12
Summary

In Yuma, Arizona, Desert View Middle & High School serves 225 students in grades 6–12. Its latest results show a clear split between subjects: ELA proficiency is above the state result, while math proficiency is far below it. The most important concern for parents is that only 16% of students were proficient in math, 17 percentage points below Arizona’s 33%.

ELA is the school’s strongest result: 47% were proficient, 6 points above the state and equal to the reported district result. Among nearby schools with reported scores, that was higher than Cibola High School at 28% and Kofa High School at 21%. Math was 1 point above the district’s 15%; nearby results were mixed, with Desert View 2 points below Cibola’s 18% but 8 points above Kofa’s 8%. Nearby schools serve grades 9–12, and results for some nearby schools are suppressed, so comparisons are not available for all schools or identical grade spans.

Eighth-grade science has improved since 2022–23, rising from 27% proficiency to 38% in 2024–25, though it fell from a 43% peak in 2023–24. The latest result was 8 points above the state’s 30%, down from a 15-point advantage the prior year. SchoolDigger’s latest overall record for Desert View is older: 40th percentile and 2 stars in 2017–18. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 20.4, close to the nearby-school average of 19.9; free/reduced-lunch fields are blank. SchoolDigger’s 2017–18 subgroup rankings show a notable difference in how effectively it serves groups: Special Education Students ranked at the 80th percentile, compared with 40th overall, while Female Students ranked at the 23rd percentile.

225
Students ?
20.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
 3777 W 22nd Ln
       Yuma, AZ  85366-5905

(928) 317-3113

District: Carpe Diem Collegiate High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.1%
White:
20.4%
Two or more races:
4.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2009 → 40th in 2018
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arizona average (31% vs 37% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2009
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg31%
Arizona avg37%
298th of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Bottom 44%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202635.5298 of 53644.4%★★☆☆☆
202538.4281 of 55249.1%★★☆☆☆
202452.8223 of 55059.5%★★★☆☆
202350.4337 of 85460.5%★★★☆☆
202242.2305 of 60549.6%★★★☆☆
202149.0341 of 83259.0%★★★☆☆
201946.4281 of 60553.6%★★★☆☆
201840.5381 of 71146.4%★★☆☆☆
201739.7368 of 69547.1%★★☆☆☆
201638.4375 of 67744.6%★★☆☆☆
201461.0259 of 69062.5%★★★☆☆
201361.6286 of 78763.7%★★★☆☆
201265.3247 of 77268.0%★★★☆☆
201183.393 of 68586.4%★★★★☆
201083.892 of 69286.7%★★★★☆
200991.622 of 66396.7%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202141.7298 of 60650.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202658.6124 of 37066.5%★★★☆☆
202542.5196 of 39550.4%★★★☆☆
202436.0227 of 38641.2%★★☆☆☆
202349.3322 of 80660.0%★★★☆☆
202241.4281 of 49443.1%★★☆☆☆
202160.5255 of 82068.9%★★★☆☆
201831.4404 of 62435.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202648.5134 of 33860.4%★★★☆☆
202551.3134 of 34561.2%★★★☆☆
202453.9116 of 32964.7%★★★☆☆
202347.4326 of 76057.1%★★★☆☆
202242.4205 of 39247.7%★★☆☆☆
202152.4273 of 80266.0%★★★☆☆
201950.2165 of 38757.4%★★★☆☆
201839.2302 of 54344.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202656.297 of 32870.4%★★★★☆
202558.795 of 34472.4%★★★★☆
202480.836 of 32088.8%★★★★☆
202351.3271 of 71762.2%★★★☆☆
201848.6216 of 50357.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202640.1193 of 37047.8%★★☆☆☆
202550.3166 of 37956.2%★★★☆☆
202450.7159 of 37057.0%★★★☆☆
202350.6331 of 81059.1%★★★☆☆
202141.2404 of 81850.6%★★★☆☆
201846.0273 of 61755.8%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202362.530 of 11072.7%★★★★☆
202254.432 of 6852.9%★★★☆☆
202149.174 of 14348.3%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202170.2117 of 65082.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202128.1644 of 78918.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202357.9248 of 67563.3%★★★☆☆
202249.4231 of 44648.2%★★☆☆☆
202149.8356 of 78054.4%★★★☆☆
201833.6296 of 43632.1%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
201828.5254 of 42039.5%★★☆☆☆
201734.9214 of 41648.6%★★☆☆☆
201664.992 of 40677.3%★★★★☆
201562.266 of 26174.7%★★★★☆
201465.9150 of 39461.9%★★★☆☆
201375.9113 of 49177.0%★★★★☆
201278.393 of 47180.3%★★★★☆
201193.921 of 39794.7%★★★★★
201084.866 of 40383.6%★★★★☆
200984.371 of 39582.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
201819.7271 of 35423.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
201826.5212 of 31131.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
201840.4127 of 25349.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
201837.1189 of 37048.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
201863.131 of 15580.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
201828.6202 of 29130.6%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Middle school
Multi-racial (2021)82nd percentile+23 vs school
Military Connected (2023)73rd percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+26 vs school
Female (2026)66th percentile+22 vs school
White (2023)63rd percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+16 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile-8 vs school
Male (2026)48th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2021)18th percentile-41 vs school
High school
Special Education (2018)80th percentile+40 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2018)50th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2018)49th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2018)32nd percentile-8 vs school
White (2018)31st percentile-9 vs school
Female (2018)23rd percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts47%+6 vs state
Mathematics16%-17 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, May 29, 2014

Open Quote The Carpe Diem model is ideal for students who excel in academics, have difficulty relating to peers in a traditional setting, or just need a smaller school environment. Unfortunately, CD is building a reputation of becoming 'THE' school for students who are failing other local schools. This adversely effects the overall productivity and performance for both students and teachers. Consider carefully if your child can work independently at a rigorous pace in the midst of chaos and bad behavior. Close Quote





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Students at Desert View Middle & High School are 71% Hispanic, 20% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Desert View Middle & High School.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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